Adam Kilgore of the Washington Postwrites that Harper put on a show in batting practice on Tuesday afternoon, spraying line drives and launching a few balls into the upper deck at Citi Field in New York. The 20-year-old phenom has also been able to take normal outfield practice without any major issues and believes he can play through the pain that remains down the stretch.

The Nationals have won four straight games but are still 6 1/2 games back of a Wild Card spot.

Harper is hitting .273/.377/.504 with 19 home runs and 49 RBI in 102 games played this season.